Trading cryptocurrencies for 8 years, if there's one experience worth engraving into my bones, it’s this—don’t let the wealth you’ve gained turn into a roller coaster in your account.


During the 2020 bull market, I heavily invested in ADA at $0.028.
Within three months, it surged to $1.26, and my account grew by six zeros. I even wore out my mortgage calculator.
And what happened? I didn’t sell a single cent.
Later, it dropped back to $0.18, and 80% of my profit evaporated. That’s when I truly understood a saying:
The one who knows when to buy is the apprentice; the one who knows when to sell is the master.
After that, I locked myself in my room for five days, reviewing each candlestick, rewatching every trade record, and finally developing a set of take-profit and stop-loss methods that an ordinary person can follow.
Today, I want to share them with you from the bottom of my heart.
First, ladder take-profit—only take the meat, leave the fish.
Before building my position, I write a plan: when it reaches a certain level, sell part of it to recover the principal.
If it rises again, sell another part to lock in profits.
The remaining portion uses a trailing stop-loss, automatically closing when it retraces from the peak by a certain amount.
I don’t aim to sell at the top, but I take the meat of the main upward wave without leaving any behind.
Second, strict stop-loss—this is my bottom line.
It’s about survival.
After building my position, I set conditional orders in advance to leave some buffer.
When the market crashes, emotions are the most useless thing.
Third, go against human nature—admit you can’t catch the tail end of the fish.
Many people lose money because of one obsession: “I must sell at the highest point.”
As a result, they hesitate to sell when it rises, and can’t bear to cut losses when it falls, ultimately giving back all their profits.
My current mindset is simple: I leave the head and tail of the fish to others; I only eat the fattest middle part.
Sound conservative? This year, my account’s steady gains have been quite impressive.
Finally, to be honest: in 8 years in the crypto world, I’ve seen people get rich overnight and others go to zero overnight.
Those who are still here aren’t the smartest—they’re the ones who know when to stop.
Profits that don’t go into your pocket are always just numbers. #比特币震荡走弱 #特朗普称打击暂缓期延长10天 $BTC $GT $ETH
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BrotherShen6vip
· 20m ago
Pin
Wei: ethhh8
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Mrworldwidevip
· 9m ago
true 💯.....one thing about cryptocurrencies Trading is for you to know when to take profit, and never trade with greed....
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CryptoSpectovip
· 25m ago
To The Moon 🌕
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BrotherShen6vip
· 1h ago
Make a fortune in the Year of the Horse 🐴
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BrotherShen6vip
· 1h ago
Got it.
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BrotherShen6vip
· 2h ago
Get in the car
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BrotherShen6vip
· 2h ago
Awesome
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